A “total” solar eclipse also cut across the U.S. 45 years ago in 1979.  Only a few states in the Pacific Northwest got to see the full thing back then, but people in other states were excited too.  An NBC affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth posted their coverage from February 26th, 1979. 

@nbcdfw Forty-five years ago on Feb. 26, there was a solar eclipse across the United States NBC DFW pulled a story from the archives of a reporter at @SMU’s campus in Dallas, Texas on that day. We are just weeks away from the highly anticipated 2024 total solar eclipse on April 8. Totality will last for 3 minutes and 51 seconds in Dallas, Texas. Are you ready for it? #totalsolareclipse #dallas #eclipse #dfw #nbcdfw #nbc5 #texas #dallastexas #smu #sun #moon #totality #blackout #2024 #1979 ♬ Mysterious and sad BGM(1120058) – S and N

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